Here in the UK, 2020 can justly be described as the year we all stayed at home. For me, however, that statement can definitely be expanded to the year I stayed at home and read a hell of a lot more than ever before. I mean, what else was I going to do? According [...]
This year, due to national lockdowns and making a real effort to swap death-scrolling, I have managed to read 100 books! This is a huge feat that I am immensely proud/slightly surprised about. 100 is a bloody BIG number. There will of course be monthly wrap-ups, my top 10 books of 2020, and a ‘how [...]
If I said I went overboard with e-book purchasing this month, then that would be an understatement. I got waaaay too trigger happy and (as if by magic) now have 56 brand new titles in my Kindle library. It’s a good thing my boyfriend and I do not have a joint bank account - my [...]
In late 2018, my to be read list was more like a ‘never-going-to-read’ library. Jane Austen littered my windowsills, Zadie Smith lined by cupboards, Oscar Wilde sprawled over my kitchen and you do not even want to know who was hiding under my bed. I loved nothing more than receiving novels in the post, picking [...]
July 2020 marked the re-opening of the world post-lockdown. The pubs were bustling, the brunch places saw avocado’s dashing out the door and my beloved swimming pool welcomed me back with open arms. For me, July was a busy month. There was a new job, a trip home (my first since Xmas 2019!), a shift [...]
